DXGI Prepar3d V4 Help!!

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Hope you can help. I had an issue (still have more on that later) whereby at Dusk and Night time only I get a DXGI error reset or hung message within 20 minutes without fail! In the daytime and as I write I am happily cruising in the Daytime in PMDG 777 at x8 time compression en-route to SBGL all is good!

My specs are 4670 i5, GTX650ti Boost 2GB, 8gb Ram, Windows 10 and an SSD. I have modest settings and have maintained all standard settings I am on Nvidia Driver 388 and it must be said I have never had this issue ever, I remember when people were complaining on Prepar3d forums about it and I have never ever suffered this error, yes sometimes a CTD but never DXGI errors. My situation is repeatable let me explain

PMDG777 or FSL A320 doesn't matter which at Aerosoft EGLL Dusk or Night-time, I set up the FMC, turn on taxi and landing lights all good, then I pushback and then turn on the internal aircraft lights i.e overhead and PFDs etc...within a few minutes I sometimes make it to the runway but then get the DXGI error. When I do exactly the same in the daytime guess what NO error (well I don't turn on the internal lights)?!?

I have reinstalled Windows 10 and Prepar3d 4.2 fully completed the same steps and still the same issue. My software is as follows:

Aerosoft EGLL

HiFI ASP4

Aerosoft Mallorca Evolution (not sure if this is the culprit as when I installed it things have happened, anyone else get this?)

ORBX Global, LC Europe,England

PMDG777

FSL A320 without spotlights

I have never had this issue and desperate to find the cause of why dusk and night time only?

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Both of those DXGI errors (hung and reset) are most likely GPU-related. I'd do a clean install of the latest video driver (391.24) and see if that helps.You're asking quite a lot of that GPU. In fact, I'm surprised that more GPU performance issues haven't shown up..........Doug

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Ok guys will give the new driver and shader clear a go! I have done this before though but will try once more. I have to agree I am surprised myself that this has not happened before as my GPU is under par?

Maybe new graphics card needed?

I will let you know how I get on. Just for the record I have also deleted Aerosoft Mallorca because it was after this I was starting to get issues.

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I have also started seeing DXGI hung errors for the first time, I have never experienced them before until I moved up to P3dv4.2, but I've also updated aircraft to new release versions, so it will be trial and error to find the culprit/solution I think.

I'm running a GTX970, but have very moderate settings and cool temps all around and my card is never stressed above 60% load...

I've rolled back to an older gpu driver, maybe this will bring some relief.

Jd

Edited March 26 by JimmyD

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I was also having errors , I thought it was loading , temperature and power , but I discarded all of those , as I had the PC open I removed one of the 2 GTX970 (SLI) I had , now it runs like I never seen before , no change in settings or anything , I run Win10 latest , nvidia latest , cpu OC to 4.3 ..this problem started with the 2 previous Nvidia drivers.

Lets hope I can continue like this , else will be back here to tell you.

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Is the video card overclocked? If you overclocked it with a program like MSI Afterburner, go back to the default settings.

Make sure the video card is properly seated and latched to the MB and all cable connections are secure.

Doubt it would be video card drivers as it is a DirectX system error. Did you open up the dxdiag.txt document in the same folder as your p3d.cfg and see what the errors state in that document? Whenever there is a P3D (or FSX) crash, the program always generates dxdiag as Microsoft, back in 2006, wanted customers to send it to them to help them diagnose a crash in FSX (P3D is a version of FSX).

Clear your C:\Users\your name\Local\Temp folder

In the Nvidia Control Panel, make sure the P3D settings are set to the default. Do not use the display driver for P3D graphics. They are set in the P3D settings.

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Is the video card overclocked? If you overclocked it with a program like MSI Afterburner, go back to the default settings.

Make sure the video card is properly seated and latched to the MB and all cable connections are secure.

Doubt it would be video card drivers as it is a DirectX system error. Did you open up the dxdiag.txt document in the same folder as your p3d.cfg and see what the errors state in that document? Whenever there is a P3D (or FSX) crash, the program always generates dxdiag as Microsoft, back in 2006, wanted customers to send it to them to help them diagnose a crash in FSX (P3D is a version of FSX).

Clear your C:\Users\your name\Local\Temp folder

In the Nvidia Control Panel, make sure the P3D settings are set to the default. Do not use the display driver for P3D graphics. They are set in the P3D settings.

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I started to get this problem too now in P3D v4.3. I have an GTX 1060 6GB. Addons are ORBX products, pmdg 777, chaseplane, PTA. I have tried with older GPU drivers, tried with and without overclock, and with or without chaseplane. I found a dxdiag in appdata roaming folder. Any solutions?

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